Pakistan army pushed political role for militant-linked groups

Published On: September 16, 2017 12:03 PM NPT By: Reuters

LAHORE, PAKISTAN, Sept 16: A new Pakistani political party controlled by an Islamist with a $10 million U.S. bounty on his head is backing a candidate in a by-election on Sunday, in what a former senior army officer says is a key step in a military-proposed plan to mainstream militant groups.

Bangladesh warns Myanmar over border amid refugee crisis

Published On: September 16, 2017 11:51 AM NPT By: Reuters

DHAKA, Sept 16: Bangladesh has accused Myanmar of repeatedly violating its air space and warned that any more “provocative acts” could have “unwarranted consequences”, raising the possibility of a deterioration in relations already strained by a refugee crisis.

Climate change aggravates global hunger: UN

Published On: September 15, 2017 09:21 PM NPT By: Agence France-Presse

PARIS, Sept 15: Hunger is on the increase across the globe once again after a decade of declines, a UN report said Friday, thanks in part to climate change aggravating severe weather and conflicts. The slowdown in global growth in recent years, which led to a collapse in the prices of numerous commodities, also had a negative impact on the ability of people in many countries to feed themselves, it said.

Russia condemns North Korea's missile test

Published On: September 15, 2017 04:58 PM NPT By: Associated Press

SEOUL, South Korea, Sept 15: The Latest on North Korean missile tests (all times local): 7:55 p.m.

Sirens sound as North Korea again sends a missile over Japan

Published On: September 15, 2017 04:51 PM NPT By: Associated Press

TOKYO, Sept 15: Warning sirens blared in northern Japan on Friday when North Korea launched a missile and again when it passed over the Japanese island of Hokkaido as residents were just starting their day.

SEOUL/TOKYO, September 15: North Korea fired a missile that flew over Japan’s northern Hokkaido far out into the Pacific Ocean on Friday, South Korean and Japanese officials said, deepening tensions after Pyongyang’s recent test of its most powerful nuclear bomb.

KABUL, September 14: A suicide attack claimed by Islamic State near a cricket match in the Afghan capital Kabul on Wednesday killed three people and wounded five.

Boat capsizes in Indian river, killing 19; about 31 missing

Published On: September 14, 2017 02:06 PM NPT By: Associated Press

LUCKNOW, India, Sept 14:  A boat crowded with construction workers capsized in the Yamuna River in northern India early Thursday and at least 19 people have drowned, officials said.

9 killed, 9 trapped in China mine, tunnel accidents

Published On: September 14, 2017 12:18 PM NPT By: Associated Press

BEIJING, Sept 14:  At least nine people have been killed and nine others trapped in mining and tunnel building accidents in China, state media reported Thursday.

As Rohingya flee violence, Myanmar's Suu Kyi skips UN meet

Published On: September 13, 2017 01:52 PM NPT By: Associated Press

BANGKOK, Sept 13: With Myanmar drawing condemnation for violence that has driven at least 370,000 Rohingya to flee the country, the government said Wednesday its leader Aung San Suu Kyi would skip this week's U.N. General Assembly.